House of Commons of Canada Chambre des communes du Canada Looking for Communications Advisor at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Full Time

The House of Commons Administration delivers outstanding services to Members of Parliament and their employees in support of parliamentary democracy. Our success is made possible by our talented and dedicated workforce. We leverage diversity in all its forms and recognize that everyone has valuable contributions to make and the potential for individual growth. If you dream of joining an organization that is small enough for you to be noticed, but big enough to provide you with a meaningful career, then we want to hear from you!

Job Description

The House of Commons Office of the Clerk and Secretariat is currently looking to staff the Communications Advisor position for a one-year term with possibility of extension or becoming indeterminate.

With the support of a senior communications advisor, you will work on an assigned portfolio of communications files. You will establish strong working relations with internal partners to better understand their business objectives, challenges and constraints, and promote operational excellence through non‑partisan, quality, timely, accurate, and clear communications. You will be working as part of a dynamic, collegial team that handles strategic communications, social media, crisis communications, the corporate identity, and media relations.

You are a bilingual communications professional with superior written and verbal communication skills, including a strong grasp of plain language. You have sound knowledge of communications principles and practices, can develop key messages that resonate with audiences, and have experience developing and implementing communications strategies, tools, products and services. You possess strong analytical and organizational skills, enjoy doing research, and have an aptitude for technology.

Top Reasons to Join the Corporate Communications Team:

As a Communications Advisor, you’ll collaborate with a diverse team of professionals, including communications advisors, graphic designers, editors, and social media specialists. Your role involves providing strategic communications advice on significant initiatives to colleagues and executives throughout the House of Commons Administration, fostering a broad network and knowledge base. Embrace daily new and engaging challenges in an environment that values and nurtures your leadership development, creating opportunities for continuous learning and growth within the communications field.

You will write a range of communications products—including intranet and web content, communiques, news items, newsletters, digital signage, and communications strategies. Throughout, you will drive alignment with the corporate strategic plan, values and messaging, while maintaining the House’s professional, impartial approach.

Other factors:

• Training and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance /35-hour workweek
• 4 weeks’ vacation (minimum)

Qualifications

Education:

• University degree in a related field (such as communications, journalism) OR an equivalent acceptable combination of education, training and relevant experience.

Experience:

• Experience developing communications strategies and products;
• Experience drafting and controlling the quality of communications products;
• Experience participating in projects involving various stakeholders, as the communications expert;
• Experience providing clients with expert advice on corporate communications matters;
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with changing and conflicting priorities.

Assets:

• Experience working with social media platforms;
• Experience in web content management, writing and editing;
• Experience in digital communications analysis and reporting;
• Experience in media relations, including conducting media analyses and preparing media lines.

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request, require material in an accessible format, or need additional support with the application process, please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at [email protected].

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension, written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is CBC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles.

Priority may be given to employees working for the House of Commons Administration.

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.

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